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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Anthony R. Bonaccio, Shelburne, VT (US);
Jingdong Deng, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Zhenrong Jin, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Recycling energy in a clock distribution network is provided. A circuit includes a clock driver associated with a clock signal and having an output connected to a first load capacitance. The circuit also includes a second load capacitance connected in parallel with the first load capacitance. The circuit further includes a power transfer circuit including an inductor and a transmission gate connected in series between the first load capacitance and the second load capacitance. The power transfer circuit controls a flow of energy between the first load capacitance and the second load capacitance based on the clock signal.